626 GLOSSARY. 



Cak'pus (Gr. Ao?yos, the wrist). The small bones which intervene between 



the fore-arm and themetaoai'pus. 

 Ca-tak'bhin-a (Gr. too, downward; rJdnes, nostrils). A group of the 



Cad'dal (Lat. eawda, the tail). Belonging to the tail. 



Cav-i-oob'm-a (Lat. cams, hdilov ; corim.a horn). The "hollow-homed" 



Suminants, in which the horn consists of a central bony " horn-core " sur- 

 rounded by a homy sheath. 

 Cen'tedm (Gr. keniron, the point round which a circle is described by a pair 



of compasses). The central portion or " body" of a vertebra. 

 Cb-phai'io (Gr. hepluile, head). Belonging to the head. 

 Ceph-a-lo-beanoh'i-ate (Gr. ke^Tiale ; a.\idoragoMa, gills). Carrying gills upon 



the head. Applied to a section of the AnneUda, which, like the Serpulm, 



have tufts of external gills placed upon the head. 

 Ceph-a-loph'o-ba (Gr. Tcephale; a.ndphero, I cairy). Used synonymously with 



Encephala, to designate those Mothisca which possess a distinct head. 

 Ceph-a-lop'o-da (Gr. iepTiale; and podes, feet). A class of the Moliusea, com- 

 prising the Cuttle-fishes and their allies, in which there is a series of arms 



ranged round the head. 

 OEPH-A-io-THo'iiAx (Gr. heplmle ; and ttorax, chest). The anterior division 



of the body in many Crustacea and Arachnida, which is composed of the 



coalesced head and chest. 

 Ceee. The naked space found at the base of the bill of some birds. 

 Ceb'e-bbal. 

 Cee'e-bbum. 



Ceb'vi-oai, (Gr. cervix-, neck). Connected with the region of the neck. 

 CEs-Toro'E-A (Gr. leestos, a girdle). An old name for the Tceniada, a class of 



intestinal worms with flat bodies like tape (hence the name Tapeworms). 

 Ces-teaph'o-ei (Gr. kestra, a weapon ; phero, I oairy). The group of Masmo- 



branchii represented at the present day by the Port Jackson Shark. 

 Ce-ta'ce-a (Gr. Mtos, a whale). The order of Mammals comprisiug the 



Whales and Dolphins. . 

 Caa-Too'NA-THA (Gr. ehaite, bristle ; gnathos, jaw). An order of the Anar- 



thropoda, comprising only the oceanic genus Sagitta. 

 Chei-bop'teb-a (Gr. eneir, hand ; pteron, a wing). The order of Mammals 



comprising the Bats. 

 Che'l^ (Gr. eJiele, a claw). The prehensile claws with which some of the 



limbs are terminated in certain Crustacea, such as the Crab, Lobster, etc. 

 Chb'late. Possessing chelae ; applied to a limb. 

 Che-lio'e-e^ (Gr. cA«e, a claw; and Jseras, a horn). The prehensile claws 



of the Scoipion, supposed to be homologous with antennae. 

 Che-lo'hi-a (Gr. ehetone, a tortoise). The order of Eeptiles comprising the 



Tortoises and Turtles. 

 Cbe-lo-no-ba-tba'chi-a (Gr. chelone, a tortoise; hairachos, a frog). Some-' 



times applied to the Amphibian order of the Anoura (Frogs and Toads). 

 Chi-loo'na-tha (Gr. cheiloa, a lip ; and gnathos, a jaw). An order of the My- 



riapoda. 

 Chi-lop'o-da (Gr. cTieilos; andpodes, feet). An order of the Myriapoda. 

 Chi'tike (Gr. chiton, a coat). The peculiar chemical principle, nearly allied 



to horn, which forms the exoekeleton in many Invertebrate animals, espe- 

 cially in the Arthropoda (Crustacea, Inseola, etc.). 

 Chlo'eo-phtli, (Gr. chloros, green; &nd pJmlton, a leaf). The green coloring 



matter of plants. 

 Cheo-mat'o-phoees (Gr. chroma, complexion, or color; and pTiero, I carry). 



Little sacs which contain pigment-granules, and are found m the integu- 

 ment of Cuttle-fishes. 

 Chets'a-lis (Gr. chruaos, gold). The motionless pupa of butterflies and 



moths, so called because sometimes exhibiting a golden lustre. 

 Chy-la'qde-otis fluid, a fluid consisting partly of water derived from the 



exterior, and partly of the products of digestion (chyle), occupying the 

 body-cavity or perivisceral space in many Invertebrates {Annelides, &Mno- 



